# programming **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=505 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 506 --- ## [Context Menu... This should be a simple one](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/context-menu-this-should-be-a-simple-one/308491)
**Author:** [@geekay](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/geekay)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/context-menu-this-should-be-a-simple-one/308491 "2010-04-23T20:44:48Z")
Please see my attached file, ( I always find looking at the problem is always better then reading about it ) The issue I am running into is: If there are two movie clips (movie clips A, and B), and Movie Clip A has a… --- ## [Room Transitions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/room-transitions/308486)
**Author:** [@WhyidiE](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WhyidiE)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/room-transitions/308486 "2010-04-23T18:41:26Z")
Hi, im struggiling to find any information regarding a character making the transitions between one room to another simply by walking to the edge of the stage. The game itself requires the character to be controlled v… --- ## [Class definition conflicts](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-definition-conflicts/308484)
**Author:** [@eddmosphere](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eddmosphere)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-definition-conflicts/308484 "2010-04-23T17:44:40Z")
Hi there! I came across the following issue: - I am loading a particular FLA (let's call it Module1.fla) which contains a Symbol with an associtated class "FakeImage1"; the class file DOES NOT exist, só Flash creates i… --- ## [Retrieve data from database in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/retrieve-data-from-database-in-flash/308483)
**Author:** [@anrorathod](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anrorathod)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/retrieve-data-from-database-in-flash/308483 "2010-04-23T17:23:21Z")
Hi, How to retrieve and show data from database in flash ? I want to show data on a page like below, Name1 -- Address1 Name2 -- Address2 Name3 -- Address3 Thanks in advance. Regards, AnRo --- ## [Ship rotates and flips according to mouse potition?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ship-rotates-and-flips-according-to-mouse-potition/308482)
**Author:** [@Amymation](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Amymation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ship-rotates-and-flips-according-to-mouse-potition/308482 "2010-04-23T17:13:18Z")
Hey there. Been making a site and came across a problem. I want to have a ship movieclip follow the mouse slowly and rotate and flip on horizontal axis according to the mouse potition. I've been looking on this forum and… --- ## [Preloader stalling flash movie in IE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-stalling-flash-movie-in-ie/308480)
**Author:** [@rogersoli](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rogersoli)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-stalling-flash-movie-in-ie/308480 "2010-04-23T16:01:51Z")
The following is only a problem in IE. the following actionscript is for a simple preloader for a movie i'm working on. It works fine in Firefox but the movie stops on the first frame of the preloader when opened w… --- ## [Preloading from multiple sources](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-from-multiple-sources/308479)
**Author:** [@mocca](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mocca)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-from-multiple-sources/308479 "2010-04-23T15:41:41Z")
Hi, my swf is 34 MB. Is there a way to compile it to multiple parts and distribute over servers? How would i load that? Thanks! --- ## [Accordion component Null reference](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accordion-component-null-reference/308478)
**Author:** [@benkyma](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/benkyma)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accordion-component-null-reference/308478 "2010-04-23T15:32:20Z")
I’ve got an mx accordion component that I want to populate at runtime. However, the first box will populate fine, but all the others return null reference so I can’t access them. Does this have something to do with whi… --- ## [RSS Feed Mashup](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rss-feed-mashup/308476)
**Author:** [@ericf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ericf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rss-feed-mashup/308476 "2010-04-23T15:17:36Z")
Hey guys, I'm working on a project where I want to take two different RSS feed titles and mash the results up. I know how to get the feed titles, but I dont know how to combine the two to mash them up. Any ideas? He… --- ## [Buttons in movieclip not working in main movie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-in-movieclip-not-working-in-main-movie/308475)
**Author:** [@oscar27](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oscar27)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-in-movieclip-not-working-in-main-movie/308475 "2010-04-23T14:42:38Z")
Hi, I am really a novice at flash and still using CS2 so sorry if this is confusing. I have a website where I have designed a scrolling thumbnail panel with nested buttons that are coded to load external swfs into… --- ## [Stopping tween class?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-tween-class/308474)
**Author:** [@jreich9484](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jreich9484)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-tween-class/308474 "2010-04-23T14:25:17Z")
Flash Newbie trying to stop previous tween and onRollOver function onPress. I have gotten it to a point where it is stopping the onRollOver but it is stopping after the first rollover rather than onPress. Here is my … --- ## [Stopping and removing FLVPlayback from from stage?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-and-removing-flvplayback-from-from-stage/308473)
**Author:** [@jreich9484](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jreich9484)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-and-removing-flvplayback-from-from-stage/308473 "2010-04-23T14:16:08Z")
Flash Newbie. Trying to stop and remove an FLVPlayBack and than gotoAndPlay a Movie Clip from my library. If anyone can guide me on this it would be greatly appreciated. --- ## [Stop all movie clips from looping but one](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-all-movie-clips-from-looping-but-one/308472)
**Author:** [@jreich9484](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jreich9484)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-all-movie-clips-from-looping-but-one/308472 "2010-04-23T14:13:18Z")
I am working on a little animation. I am a flash newbie. I have 5 mc's stored in my library that are also executing motion tweens on my stage. They are all exported for action script in the properties panel with the s… --- ## [Swap Depths Between Root and Nested MCs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swap-depths-between-root-and-nested-mcs/308471)
**Author:** [@Jephz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jephz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swap-depths-between-root-and-nested-mcs/308471 "2010-04-23T14:12:52Z")
Hi everyone, this is my first time working with depths, so bare with me. I've realized that I am unable to swap depths between \_root. and nested mc's based on its \_y axis. For example, I use this code: \_root.playe… --- ## [Struggling with coding jump animation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/struggling-with-coding-jump-animation/308469)
**Author:** [@sampson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sampson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/struggling-with-coding-jump-animation/308469 "2010-04-23T12:46:01Z")
I'm making a relatively simple platformer and i've gotten my character to move left/right etc. but im having trouble working out the code for the jump algorithm tried to make it just move up but looks horrible and not … --- ## [Embedding lots of resources easily?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-lots-of-resources-easily/308468)
**Author:** [@brunoja](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brunoja)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-lots-of-resources-easily/308468 "2010-04-23T12:35:09Z")
Hello! I am using FlashDevelop and Flex SDK, I use this to embed things on the swf: \[Embed(source = “Images/Frame.png”)\] static private var FrameImage:Class; Now, I would like to embed more than 100 files (or maybe m… --- ## [Need some help with getObjectsUnderPoint()](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-some-help-with-getobjectsunderpoint/308463)
**Author:** [@M\_Jocke](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/M_Jocke)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-some-help-with-getobjectsunderpoint/308463 "2010-04-23T10:48:59Z")
Hello I just started working with Flash last week, I would need some help figuring out why my game fails. I'm trying to create a small game, pretty much a Bejeweled clone. I got everything working, but when I try to move… --- ## [Loaded Swf not replay](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-swf-not-replay/308456)
**Author:** [@LS05](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LS05)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 8:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-swf-not-replay/308456 "2010-04-23T08:38:57Z")
Hi guys, I've a website in wich i load some swfs for the external contents. The problem is that when i click on a menu voice called "Company" the first time the swf play than i click on another menu voice and the current… --- ## [Calculating Time Left From Input of Date](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calculating-time-left-from-input-of-date/308455)
**Author:** [@Stevo1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Stevo1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calculating-time-left-from-input-of-date/308455 "2010-04-23T08:16:18Z")
I'm currently doin a project which is to make a countdown timer where a user can input a date for submitting assignments, and timer tells another user how much time is left....What type of help can people give me for AS2… --- ## [Easing to a draggable horizontal only mc](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easing-to-a-draggable-horizontal-only-mc/308452)
**Author:** [@ryl417](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ryl417)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easing-to-a-draggable-horizontal-only-mc/308452 "2010-04-23T06:49:05Z")
Hey guys, Need a little help! I would like to know how I should go about adding deceleration onRelease of the mouse (like a throw effect), my code is similar to the tutorial here http://www.lashf.com/page/actionscrip… --- ## [AS2: Problem with contact form "clear" and "post" buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-problem-with-contact-form-clear-and-post-buttons/308451)
**Author:** [@zjakerum](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zjakerum)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-problem-with-contact-form-clear-and-post-buttons/308451 "2010-04-23T06:29:42Z")
I have a contact form that people should be able to fill out and send my client an email. However, after editing some of the site, the buttons that used to work no longer do. I'm not sure the problem. I can send the f… --- ## [Add child creates little white box](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-child-creates-little-white-box/308450)
**Author:** [@haseppa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/haseppa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-child-creates-little-white-box/308450 "2010-04-23T05:32:23Z")
I have this code + background color set to grey. The weirdest thing is that addChild(something); seems to create a white 46x46 pixel white box on stage. If I take addChild away, white box goes away as well.. WHAT IS … --- ## [AS3 & Red5](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-red5/308449)
**Author:** [@DrMaxMad](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DrMaxMad)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-red5/308449 "2010-04-23T05:29:50Z")
Hi, i am developing a service with red5 and AS3, the problem starts when i try to invoke a client side function from "connect" method, and it actually call the function before triggering the NET\_STATUS event, which crea… --- ## [Trouble with preloading XML thumbnail navigation bar & Color Effects](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-with-preloading-xml-thumbnail-navigation-bar-color-effects/308446)
**Author:** [@ccbass85](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ccbass85)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-with-preloading-xml-thumbnail-navigation-bar-color-effects/308446 "2010-04-23T00:04:50Z")
Hi all, I've created this thumbnail navigation bar that uses XML to get an external image, title, and link information. It then uses attachMovie() and a for loop to generate the listing. It all works like it's supposed t… --- ## [SimpleButton help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simplebutton-help/308445)
**Author:** [@andrewlong](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andrewlong)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simplebutton-help/308445 "2010-04-23T00:03:47Z")
I need to have a button that contains a text box, and have the text change. First, is there a way to access a text box directly in a SimpleButton? While I know this doesn't work, it would look something like btn.upS… --- ## [AS3 XML-Driven Drop-Down Menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-xml-driven-drop-down-menu/308444)
**Author:** [@mejuers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mejuers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-xml-driven-drop-down-menu/308444 "2010-04-22T23:56:01Z")
Hi, is there an AS3 version of the XML-Driven Drop-Down Menu tutorial available. If not, any help on getting started with it? I'm a semi-noob. --- ## [Change graph scale to logarithmic](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-graph-scale-to-logarithmic/308442)
**Author:** [@basscadet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/basscadet)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-graph-scale-to-logarithmic/308442 "2010-04-22T22:25:49Z")
Hi all, I have the following script that takes a number and visualizes it on a circular shape much like an odometer/speed meter that a car dashboard has. var inputVal = 6.70; var contentMC = \_root.createEmptyMovieCli… --- ## [FLVPlayback component controls](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-component-controls/308441)
**Author:** [@JonnyD55](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JonnyD55)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-component-controls/308441 "2010-04-22T21:51:26Z")
Quick question, How do I make the FLVPlayback component stop playing a video once I leave the frame that it exists on? Right now If I go to frame 8, and the video plays, then press a button that sends me back to frame … --- ## [XML - using dynamic filters](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-using-dynamic-filters/308437)
**Author:** [@Chromeboy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Chromeboy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-using-dynamic-filters/308437 "2010-04-22T19:07:55Z")
Hi! I use AS3 to read an XML and filter the results. However, is there a way to use a string var to make a dynamic request, then use it to apply filters? I would like to replace: var myXMLFile.items.item.(size \> … --- ## [Create this slider without XML?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/create-this-slider-without-xml/308436)
**Author:** [@westy2006](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/westy2006)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/create-this-slider-without-xml/308436 "2010-04-22T18:36:54Z")
Hello, I was wondering if anyone knew or could point me in the direction of a tutorial that will allow me to achieve this slider effect - but without using xml http://www.flashmo.com/preview/flashmo\_107\_slider The effe… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=504) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=506)